Author: Stefan Autengruber, License Ethics

With regard to indirect use, Voice e. V. is trying to bring about a concession for all existing customers throughout Europe by means of an antitrust complaint. The DSAG association is in discussion with SAP on behalf of its members in order to bring about rules and a better position in the DACH region. But everything will be different in 2019!

The SAP community needs a harmonious and functioning customer-vendor relationship. But existing customers also need universally applicable conditions and transparency in license prices. Only an antitrust suit can restore the level playing field, right?

In combination with historical license and contract knowledge, the "transparent“ SAP customer can, with the help of USMM and LAW, count their licenses and have them be assessed by experts - and save money! However, SAP can use said knowledge for evaluating Indirect Access. Virtually everything is possible. In this text, Stefan Autengruber, SAP Licensing Expert at License Ethics, and Peter Färbinger, E3 Editor-in-Chief, share their perspectives on SAM tools and Indirect Access.

ERP has masterd the concept of thinking in end-to-end processes right from the start. E2E ultimately is the term for the value added by every integrated, business IT system. Everything in these IT systems is connected with everything—an advantage for the user, a challenge for license management. In this text, Stefan Autengruber, SAP Licensing Expert at License Ethics, and Peter Färbinger, E-3 Editor-in-Chief, share their perspectives on the new SAP Licensing Model.

Do SAP licensees need a lawyer? Yes, because the combination of PKL and GTC can only be mastered by trained experts with historical knowledge. No, because operational, complex ERP architectures cannot be synchronized with SAP license agreements anyway. Anything is possible.

ERP has masterd the concept of thinking in end-to-end processes right from the start. E2E ultimately is the term for the value added by every integrated, business IT system. Everything in these IT systems is connected with everything, an advantage for the user, a challenge for license management. In this text, Stefan Autengruber, SAP Licensing Expert at License Ethics, and Peter Färbinger, E-3 Editor-in-Chief, share their perspectives on the new SAP Licensing Model.

SAP was a revolution in terms of its technical and business approach. The company and its relationship with existing customers have largely evolved. SAP is not a quick fix, so historical knowledge is a guarantee for future success.

Those who don't start building up SAP licensing expertise now will regret it when they migrate to S/4 at the latest. The British beverage company Diageo could have saved itself a lot of problems and money if it had known the true story of indirect use. The facts have been on the table since 2005.